whim
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The first time Samantha R. went to Burning Man, it was on a whim.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We find ourselves, somehow, at the whim of people whose intentions we don't really understand," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Have you noticed that even though your every whim can be satisfied with the tap of a screen, you feel unsatisfied quite a lot of the time?
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
On a whim, Joe sends a good-natured $200.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For example, she rejected an invitation from the Committee on Ceremonies and instead, on a whim, went to lunch at the German Village.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Naomi was accustomed to Lisa-Kaindé’s whims long before they became professional artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
If you bet money on whims and hunches, you’ll pull it right back out based on gut feelings, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s just the latest sign that the launch of a whole ecosystem of ETFs has done little to buttress bitcoin against the whims of mercurial investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Is he guided by consistent principles, or by the whims of the moment?
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
In reality, it made no difference to her where she ate, and not at regular hours but according to the whims of her appetite.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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